The Merits of Community News Portals

Jahabar Sadiq, Editor, The Malaysian Insight

20-Aug-19 17:00

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The Federal Territories Ministry recently launched a digital version of Wilayahku, a news portal to "curb the spread of fake news”. We explore this objective as well as the role that hyperlocal news portals play in the media landscape.

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Categories: Technology, Tech, Politics, Social Issues

Tags: Evening Edition, FT, Federal Territories, news, journalism, fake news, news portal, newspapers, media,

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